Rubio heads to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru after right-wing victories in region
Rightward shift in Latin America comes as Washington pledges to grow influence, take militaristic approach to cartels.
![Sudanese refugee who fled Al-Fashir amid ongoing conflict in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Iridimi refugee camp, northwest of the town of Iriba, eastern Chad, November 27, 2025 [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-05-27T142152Z_719326691_RC2Y4IAX3CHK_RTRMADP_3_SUDAN-POLITICS-SURVIVORS-1788447298.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Colombia’s new president faces backlash over ‘inhumane’ deportation policy
Less than a month into his presidency, Abelardo de la Espriella has announced effort to expel undocumented immigrants.
US military says strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two
US Southern Command says Sunday’s strike targeted vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes.
![Vessels take part in a joint training exercise during Panamax 2026, a multinational exercise led by Panama and sponsored by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), in Panama City, Panama, on August 7, 2026. [Enea Lebrun/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-07T200426Z_666177120_RC2TTMASVNBN_RTRMADP_3_PANAMA-USA-CANAL-1787559950.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Ex-Colombian president: Restoring Israeli ties applauds Gaza genocide
Ex-Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, says restoring ties with Israel amounts to applauding the Gaza genocide.
Published On 23 Aug 2026
Is Trump making Latin America great again?
A right-wing wave is sweeping through the region and that is not good news.
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Landslide at illegal gold mine kills 13 people in Colombia
At least 13 people have been killed and seven others injured in an unlicensed gold mine in southwest Colombia.
Published On 20 Aug 2026
Landslide kills 13 at illegal gold mine in Colombia’s southwest
Mining activity caused a deadly slope collapse in Narino, claiming 13 lives and injuring seven others.
As rubble clears, Colombia begins focusing on recovery after the earthquake
A week after a deadly quake, Colombia turns from rescue efforts to shelter, aid and rebuilding.
![An ambulance crushed by falling debris from the “Clinica Nuestra” private hospital in Cali, which partially collapsed during the August 10 earthquake. [Euan Wallace / Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07478-1786997230.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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3-year-old girl rescued 100 hours after Colombia earthquake
A three-year-old girl and a 75-year-old man have been pulled alive from the rubble days after Colombia’s earthquake.
Published On 16 Aug 2026
Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs as country reels from earthquake
Post-earthquake reconstruction is expected to cost about $6.4bn, but Colombia has been hit by renewed US tariffs.
![Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella said he had a "friendly and cordial" conversaiton with his supporter Donald Trump, in which he asked him to suspend planned tariffs on the quake-hit country. [File: Esteban Vega La-Rotta/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/afp_6a80e6411ac4-1786832449.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Buenaventura residents criticise state neglect after Colombia’s earthquake
Locals in impoverished areas say the insufficient government response after the earthquake speaks to a broader trend.
![Bryan Reyes sits at the edge of his hospital bed in a temporary medical tent outside the the District Hospital Luis Ablanque De La Plata. Having sustained three fractures in his leg after jumping out of a first floor window to escape the earthquake, Reyes now feels disappointed by the state’s response to the crisis. [Euan Wallace / Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07904-1786751593.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
